Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The MYSTERIES FOR DANIELLE SVETCOV Contest

Here it is -- the promised contest for MYSTERY WRITERS!

Danielle Svetcov of Levine Greenberg has decided to add MYSTERY to her current list. In order to give her a jumpstart, I've agreed to host a contest that showcases completed, query-ready manuscripts in this genre. Ms. Svetcov is eager to see what you've got for her!

Here are the rules:

This contest is for ADULT and "VERY VERY SNAPPY" YA MYSTERY only.

Entrants must include A 1- to 2-SENTENCE LOGLINE*, followed by the first 250 words of your completed, query-ready manuscript.

16 comments:

What if we just entered this current SA contest. Can we still enter, or are we thinking Ms.Svetcov has already taken a look and would have mentioned it? And since she hasn't mentioned it she's not interested?Shelley (Who is feeling vulnerable)

Shelley -- I'm sure she's been poking around here already, since it was her idea to look here for new mysteries in the first place. More than that, though, is the fact that, if your entry was in the SA contest, nobody is going to want to critique the same thing twice. So it would be best to sit this one out. :)

Oh shoot, I just thought of a question. I know you run a very G-rated site, which I appreciate, so if I'm using the scientific term for male genitalia in a non-erotic way, should I star it out? The sentence is:

...so I stuffed mashed potatoes in the tailpipe of his "I have a small p**** so I'm overcompensating" Beemer ragtop.

I always "*" swear words that are stronger than hell or damn, but I've never encountered genitalia words. I don't have a problem with the P word, but for the sake of more sensitive readers, I would certainly appreciate your p**** suggestion.

RE:A Mystery Writer~ My attempt to save time by copying and pasting from Word did not work perfectly either, at least not without some editing. I started at the exact starting time and made it in at lucky #13, so either I was very slow or others have figured out how to do it correctly. (This was also my maiden voyage with the new submission form, so I'm sure that accounted for some lost moments.)

Congrats on making it in to you and all mystery entrants! Yay for our Authoress for yet another great venture! And thank you very much, Ms.Svetcov, for the wonderful opportunity!

Looking forward to reading through the entries! I'm always impressed by how active this blog is. I miss a day and already there's another contest. I'm learning a ton from everyone's writing and feedback. :)